West Lafayette

Parking in West Lafayette is enforced by the police department, and fines are $35 for overtime parking; $40 for parking at a yellow curb, motorcycle only parking, no parking on school days areas, or parking more than 12 inches from the curb, blocking a drive or sidewalk, and having an expired plate; $25 for parking on private property; $50 for parking in a tow-away zone or loading zone; and $100 for parking in the travel portion of a road. Fines not paid in 14 days double. They should be paid at the clerk-treasurer’s office.

Lafayette

The majority of parking in Lafayette is street parking, though the city and county have two garages.

Fines in downtown Lafayette are issued through a private contractor, while others outside downtown are issued through the police. The fines are $10 for overtime parking, parking on private property, stopping or parking in a tow-away zone or loading zone, parking in a travel portion of the road, or unauthorized parking in a handicapped space; and $25 for parking in a fire lane or within 15 feet of a hydrant.

Tickets downtown should be paid by check or money order with the envelope provided with the ticket. If the ticket is not paid, it becomes $50 after 30 days and $75 after 60 days.

A ticket issued by police can be paid at the city clerk’s office. Those tickets do not increase if not paid on time.

Purdue University

At Purdue University, there is metered and street parking, but much of the parking is done in various garages. They are Grant Street Garage, Grant and Wood streets Garage, Marsteller Street Garage, McCutcheon Drive Garage, Northwestern Avenue Garage and the University Street Garage.

The Grant Street Garage is for visitors. It costs $1 for the first 30 minutes, $3 for the first hour and $1 for every hour after that for a maximum charge of $10. There is no fee for anyone parking between 5 p.m. and 7 a.m.

All other garages require permits. They can be obtained at the University Parking office, which is where fines are to be paid.

Violations at Purdue are $35 for parking in violation of postings or regulations, failure to display a valid permit or expired meter; $50 for a moving violation or overtime in a loading zone; $100 for illegal use of a handicapped space; $150 for other permit violations, such as display of lost, stolen, altered, invalid or counterfeit permits; $25 for failure to pay a fine; and $50 for an expired permit.